Burnishing-wheel cover



. Mayl5, 1923.

H; A. MABBEY sunmsnme WHEEL covER Filed Se'pt. 5, 1922 Patented May 15, 1923.

ax a HARRY ALLYN MABBEY, OF LIMA, OHIO.

BURNISI-IING-VIHEEL COVER.

Application filed. September 5, 1922.

T 0 all 10 item it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY ALLY MAB- BEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burnishing- Wheel Covers, of which the following is a specification.

It has been common in providing covers for burnishing and similar wheels to provide a cover of similar material and attach to it side pieces of different material having means for drawing the cover down over the wheel and holding the side pieces in position to be fastened by the usual. clamps. It has also been common to draw or pucker the side portions either temporarily or permanently.

An objectof invention is to provide a cover which will obviate the necessity of any of these common expedients, and enable the cover to be made entirely of one piece with hemmed edges for a draw string, thus reducing the amount of material employed and enabling the cover to be drawn tightly into place without any puclrering or bunching of the material at the sides.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved cover having a draw string the loop end of which may be attached to the wheel itself, and the free ends joined after one is passed through a hole in the wheel and the other around the axle thereof.

Other objects will be apparent from the following detailed description and the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a burnishing wheel with the cover in place and the free ends of the draw string tied to gether.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the wheel with the cover partly removed and showing the manner of its application.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the cover.

The buffer or other wheel. 1 may be of the usual type and mounted on an axle 2. It may be provided with the usual clamps (not shown), though they are not necessary in the use of my improved cover. The wheel is preferably of wood or similar material and is provided with a slot 3 cut in angularly from its periphery as shown in the drawings, and a hole 4:. The cover 5 is Serial No. 586,385.

made from any suitable material, here illustrated as canvas, and may be cut on the bias with overlapping ends. The edges are provided with hems 6 stitched at 7 to provide casings for a drawstring 9. This drawstring has a loop portion 10 and free ends 11 and 12.

To apply the cover, the draw string loop 10 is passed into the slot 3, the cover wrapped around the wheel, one end 11 of the draw string passed through the hole 4- and the other end 12 of the draw string passed around the axle 2. Then the two ends are drawn tight and tied as shown in Figure 1. i

The cover is wide enough to fit over each side about half an inch, and therefore no puckering or bunching of materialis caused. No extra side pieces are necessary since the usual clamps need not engage the edges of the cover. By fastening the loop end of the draw string to the wheel and attaching the two ends as described, the cover may be drawn smoothly into place and held firmly. although permitting ready removal.

The cover may be made of any desired material, and my invention permits it to be made of less material than formerly which affords a great saving when certain types of cover are employed.

Certain details may be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention and in general it is to be understood that the invention is limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination of a burnishing wheel having a slot cut in from its periphery and a transverse hole therethrough, with a cover formed of a unitary piece of material extending over the face of the wheel and a short distance over the sides, and having its edge portions stitched to form casings, and a draw string freely running in said casings and having a loop at one end of the cover lying: in the slot in the wheel. and the draw string ends being passed, one through the hole and the other around the wheel axle, and being then fastened together.

2. The combination of a wheel having a slot cut in from its periphery and a transverse hole therethrough. with a cover formed of a unitary piece of material cut on the bias and of sufficient length to have overlapping ends, said cover extending over the edges of the Wheel a short distance and having its edge portions forming casings, and a draw string freely running in said casings and having a loop portion at one end of the cover lying in the slot in the wheel, and the draw string ends being passed, one through the hole and the other around the wheel axle, and being then fastened together, whereby the cover may be drawn down smoothly upon the Wheel and held in place.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ARRY ALLYN MABBEY. 

